How to Get a Bigger Tax Refund by Buying Girl Scout Cookies

Two things everyone enjoys are a bigger tax refund and Girl Scout cookies. But did you know that these two things are related, and that you can have a bigger tax refund by buying Girl Scout cookies? Buying Girl Scout cookies is tax-deductible, and because it is a tax deduction, you will have a bigger tax refund.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

1. Buying Girl Scout cookies is a tax deduction if you leave the cookies with the Girl Scout. To get a bigger tax refund by buying Girl Scout cookies you first need to locate a Girl Scout.

2. Buy cookies from a Girl Scout at a cookie booth at your grocery store, from a co-worker's daughter, or from a Girl Scout who comes to your door.

3. If you buy five boxes of Girl Scout cookies, but only keep three boxes of cookies, you can then claim the purchase of the other two boxes as a tax deduction. This is a valid tax deduction based on tax law because the two boxes you leave with the Girl Scout are considered a donation.

4. You will get a bigger tax refund by donating and deducting the cookies. The Girl Scouts can then use the cookies as part of a community service project or donate them to a local food pantry.

Tips & Warnings

• Any Girl Scout cookies that you buy to eat yourself are not considered a tax deduction because you are buying them at fair market value to eat yourself.

Resources

• How to Find a Girl Scout and Buy Cookies